News Archive - 25 September 2011

While we believe that both historically and in today's "wired" world it is futile to suppress the quest for knowledge, there are many in Iran whose lives are being threatened or damaged by that regime's attempt. They need our support.

Top journalists and news industry leaders will celebrate the bravery of three women who risk their lives covering the news at the International Women’s Media Foundation’s Courage in Journalism Awards ceremonies in Los Angeles Oct. 24 and New York on Oct. 27.Washington, DC (PRWEB) September 26, 2011 Top journalists...

Walid Jumblatt Progressive Socialist Party leader Walid Jumblatt appears to be repositioning his Druze bloc in the face of changing national and regional political realities. In the past few weeks, Jumblatt expressed his support for financing of the Hariri Tribunal, was seen at recent March 14 social gatherings, questioned ...

Altogether overshadowed by developing Israel-istine histrionics, the president of Iraq, Jalal Talabani, stood before the United Nations General Assembly on Friday to promote his vision for a democratic state anchored in peace and the rule of law. He extolled the need for a harmonious state, irrespective of sectarian, ethnic or ...

(MENAFN) UAE's Federal Customs Authority (FCA) said that in the year's first quarter, trade volume in the UAE free zones grew 19 percent from 2010's USD23 billion to USD27 billion, reported Emirates ...

SEPT 26 — Father of Independence Tunku Abdul Rahman said in the early days of independence (1958) that Islam is the official religion of the country but we are not an Islamic state as is generally understood. Since then, Tunku’s remarks have always been cited by fighters defending the secular...

Iran will cooperate with Russia and Turkey to establish power plants geared towards exporting electricity, announced energy minister.

“Iran has to do the first step, for example, give up centrifuge production,” Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said.

(MENAFN - Emirates News Agency (WAM)) The Arab Oil '&' Gas Show (AOGS) recently ended after a highly successful three-day run that saw 166 exhibitors from 24 countries display products, technologies ...

Saudi women, who cannot drive in their own country, will be granted the right to become members in their country's 150-member consultative or Shura council, an advisory body which has limited powers in government and legislation. The decision was welcomed ...

Rochester, N.Y.—On Sunday, hundreds of people gathered at Genesee Valley Park for the annual “Out of the Darkness” suicide prevention walk hosted by the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention.

Las Vegas (September 25)...Tickets for another explosive night of boxing action at Texas Station Casino in Las Vegas featuring undefeated top prospects Sharif Bogere and Francisco Contreras, will go on sale tomorrow, MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 26 at 12:00 p.m. PT. Bogere and Contreras will face off in a 10-round...

Two American hikers detained in Iran for over two years on espionage charges were released Wednesday after a $1 million bail-for-freedom deal, their lawyer said, and flown to the Gulf state of Oman to meet their families, the Associated Press reported.

“We are at a tipping point in this country, but what gives me hope is to continue to talk to students,” said Alan Khazei, a Mass. senatorial nominee at a lecture at the Photonics Center on Thursday. Khazei, who addressed about 25 students, mostly from the Boston University College Democrats,...

Contemporary Art Museum brings Deep Surface to Raleigh, an international collection.

A spectacular photo of a prairie sunrise by frequent contributor Mike Drew of the Calgary Sun is this week’s choice of Photo of the Week. Sunrise and sunsets are photography’s “golden hour”, when the low sun gives everything a rich yellow/orange tinge.

Back on U.S. soil Saying that they were detained because of their nationality, not their actions, two American hikers held for more than two years in an Iranian prison came home Sunday to the U.S., ending a diplomatic and personal ordeal with a sharp rebuke of the...

NEW YORK -- Declaring that they were detained because of their nationality, not their actions, two American hikers held for more than two years in an Iranian prison came home Sunday, ending a diplomatic and personal ordeal with a sharp rebuke of the ...

'I love beginnings,' Elie Wiesel told a panel of eight students on stage and about 700 in the audience during a Sunday appearance at the College of Charleston's Sottile Theatre.

Rochester, N.Y. -- The Bills' victory wasn't the only highlight for two fans on Sunday.

Countries around the globe are racing to meet electricity demand.

BERTIE COUNTY FEMA is opening a disaster recovery center in Bertie County for victims of Hurricane Irene.

A story about a New York City playground that has been largely relegated to local newspapers could quickly become an issue of national importance.

The two spent almost 26 months in an Iranian prison.

NEW YORK -- Two Americans freed from an Iranian prison said Sunday their captivity was a nightmare of "false hope" and hunger strikes, with investigators telling them they had been forgotten by their families. "We had to go on hunger strikes repeatedly just to receive letters from our loved ones,"...

Congress still hasn't passed two programs President Obama announced in May to help the emerging Arab democracies: economic-development funds and a $1 billion debt-relief package for Egypt.

State police say five people have been found dead at two locations in rural southeastern Indiana. It wasn't immediately clear if the shooter or shooters are among the dead.

I'm too hurt to think of a better title for this column. But I'm positive enough to wait for dreams to materialize and dreamers like Gilas to finally make it happen.

Father of Independence Tunku Abdul Rahman said in the early days of independence (1958) that Islam is the official religion of the country but we are not an Islamic state as is generally understood.

Official estimates suggest that Iran might be able to strike the United States with an ICBM as soon as 2015. But under current White House plans, a US missile-defense system capable of stopping it won’t be ready until 2020 -- or later. Anyone else see a half-decade disconnect there...

More than 400 people gathered at a park in Reno, Nev., to pay their respects to the victims of last week's deadly crash during an air race and to dedicate an oak tree to their memory.

They were fully prepared for a tough night, but wow. A summer's worth of effort paid off when China narrowly defeated Jordan, 70-69, to claim the title at the 26th FIBA Asia Championship on Sunday a .....

Families gathered at Community Medical Center for the 'Safe Kids' event in Missoula, Sunday.

Obama pressures Israel to make concessions to the Palestinians—while he arms Tel Aviv.

A former billionaire, once Russia’s richest man, writes from jail on America’s oil-driven appeasement.

Persepolis has edged past Sepasi with a late winner by the Reds' Captain Ali Karimi in the eighth week of the Iranian Premier League (IPL).

The Florida Fish and Wildlife Commission is investigating a hit-and-run jet skiing incident that sent two women to the hospital Sunday. Hit-And-Run Jet Ski Accident Near Key Biscayne

Troy Davis's execution caused a greater outcry than usual in the US. But would justice have been better served by commutation? I was at a Scouts' camp in Cornwall one brisk spring morning in 1960 when we heard that Caryl Chessman, a Californian robber and rapist, had finally been executed...

Two Americans freed from a prison in Iran say their captivity was a nightmare of 'false hope' and hunger.

Auckland - The little coverage on issues about the so-called Arab spring attests to a “lack of professionalism” in New Zealand media, says a New Zealand journalist working for Al Jazeera.

NEW YORK (AP) -- The two American hikers are describing being held in solitary confinement, blindfolded and hearing the screams of other inmates during the more than two years they spent in a Tehran prison.

A bow hunter is injured but alive, after another Grizzly attack in Western Montana this weekend.

Hikers speak for the first time about their captivity in Iran.

Republicans express dissatisfaction with the candidates for president.

In an angry, bitter, self-exculpatory letter he wrote to his wife, Pakistan’s nuclear architect A Q Khan has seriously implicated the Pakistani military and the Chinese government in proliferation of nuclear technology and material, and instructed her to take a “tough stand” if Pakistani establishment “plays any mischief with me”.

Shane Bauer and Josh Fattal stepped back on U.S. soil and into the welcoming arms of a nation who had watched their plight on television for more than two years.  

ABC's Rick Klein asks whether the New Jersey governor should get in the race.

Two Americans who were convicted of spying in Iran and spent more than two years in prison described hearing the screams of other prisoners.

Behind closed doors - in places where the religious police cannot listen in - residents of Mecca are beginning to refer to their city as Las Vegas, and the moniker is not a compliment. Over the past 10 years the holiest site in Islam...

Iran's President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad has met and held talks with Mauritanian President Mohamed Ould Abdel Aziz, calling for expansion of cooperation in all fields.

Turkish prime minister confirms his government is cooperating with Iran

Sept. 21 began as an ordinary day in Iran ’s Evin Prison for Josh Fattal and Shane Bauer. Their daily exercise time concluded, and they expected the guards to blindfold them and take them back to their cells, as usual.

Once again, Iranian president Mahmoud Ahmadinejad has used the United Nations podium to churn out his misinformation and half-truths. And once again, the American media accepted his invitation for a fancy luncheon afterwards.

NEW YORK - Declaring that they were detained because of their nationality, not their actions, two Am ...

We are delighted today to give you a background briefing on a meeting tomorrow that will be led by Secretary of State Hillary Clinton and Secretary of Defense Panetta with participation as well from the National Security Council. It is a U.S. plus ...

The Iranian volleyball team has crushed Pakistan to continue its winning run in the 16th Asian Men's Volleyball Championship.

Brad Pitt was unable to put the cat out of first place at the weekend box office.

September 21 began as an ordinary day in Iran’s Evin Prison for Josh Fattal and Shane Bauer. Their daily exercise time concluded, and they expected the guards to blindfold them and take them back to their cells, as usual.

Divisional match ups begin in the NFL with upsets, and surprising teams reaching 3-0.

Two Americans released after spending more than two years in jail in Iran on spying charges have expressed their anger at the Iranian authorities.

Though it was created with lofty ideals, the United Nations in practice is too often an embarrassment to its noble goals.

Amid the sound of crashing global markets and the cacophony of United Nations' hypocrisy, Canada stood tall last week on this international stage.

Oct. 5: At Northwood University: Cynthia Patterson, senior director Middlebury-Monterey Language Academy.

Two American hikers held for more than two years in an Iranian prison come home, declaring they had been detained because of their nationality, not their actions.

As the world watched the controversy over Troy Davis’s execution in Georgia last week, there was much debate over the necessity and morality of capital punishment. Davis was convicted of murdering an off-duty police officer in 1989, but his guilt was seriously in question. read more

Elliot Alvarado and Harold Weston still can’t recall when they first met, but now the two have become inseparable in their quest of building South Florida’s newest promotional company into a relevant player.

Minnesota coach Jerry Kill is headed back to the hospital to seek more treatment for the seizures that have plagued him for more than two weeks now. And it is unclear when he will be back on the sideline.

BOXING:BELFAST’S MICHAEL Conlon will open Ireland’s campaign at the AIBA World Championships and Olympic qualifiers with a last-64 clash with Moldovan Alexandr Riscan tomorrow.

Search teams are to resume looking for a Minnesota hiker who's missing after he fell 100 yards during a semester-abroad trip in India.

NEW YORK -- Declaring that they were detained because of their nationality, not their actions, two Americans held for more than two years in an Iranian prison came home Sunday, ending a diplomatic and personal ordeal with a sharp rebuke of the country th...

An Iranian worshipper holds a portrait of Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei during a demonstration in support of the people in Bahrain after Friday prayers in Tehran September 9, 2011. Khamenei on Saturday warned those involved in popular Arab uprisings against trusting Western powers and their "promises," saying they...

A plane carrying tourists to view Mount Everest crashed while attempting to land in Nepal on Sunday.

Taj McWilliams-Franklin had 21 points, six rebounds and seven assists to lead the Minnesota Lynx past the Phoenix Mercury 103-86 Sunday to advance to the WNBA finals for the first time.

The two American hikers held for more than two years in Iran say they were held in near isolation and could hear the screams of other prisoners being beaten.

Countering the growing missile threat

Home at last for the two American hikers freed from an Iranian prison last week. Josh Fattal and Shane Bauer were charged with spying two years ago after crossing the Iranian border.

Two Americans held for more than two years in an Iranian prison on accusations of spying are back on U.S. soil.

Highly lucrative saffron could also provide rare chance for women to get jobs

PICKET: Freed American hikers thank Hugo Chavez, Noam Chomsky, Cindy Sheehan; raise suspicion about purpose of trip

Iran’s President today called for a new global order, telling the General Assembly that “slave masters and colonial powers” dominate international affairs, oppressing other nations and causing misery and disorder to peoples around the world.

(CNN) -- Wearing green shirts and big smiles, a pair of American hikers -- back on U.S. soil after two years in an Iranian prison -- spoke to reporters Sunday for the first time since their release, detailing the circumstances of their captivity, the lies they were told and...

Iranian authorities have summoned an unspecified number of people for questioning over their alleged links to the BBC's Farsi language service.

NEW YORK, Sept 26 — Two American men jailed in Iran for more than two years for spying arrived in New York on Sunday, saying they were innocent and had been held hostage simply because of their nationality. Josh Fattal and Shane Bauer, arrested with their friend Sarah Shourd while...

The U.S. has agreed in principle to deploy U.S. Predator drones on Turkish soil to aid in the fight against Kurdish separatist rebels, Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan said.

All ISS systems continue to function nominally, except those noted previously or below. Autumnal Equinox in the Northern Hemisphere (Vernal Equinox in the Southern Hemisphere). Summer goodbye!

Fewer than one in five voters cast ballots in Bahraini by-elections over the weekend, a government website showed, after the Shiite majority in the Gulf Arab state boycotted the polls following the crushing of a protest movement this year.

Josh Fattal said that he and a fellow U.S. hiker detained for two years in Iran met the envoy of an Oman sultan before their release who said: "Let's go home."

NEW YORK (AFP) - Two US hikers accused Iran on Sunday of using them as 'hostages' in its power struggle with the West and described hearing the anguished cries of fellow inmates being beaten in Teheran's Evin prison.

Declaring that they were detained because of their nationality, not their actions, two Americans held for more than two years in an Iranian prison came home Sunday, ending a diplomatic and personal ordeal with a sharp rebuke of the country that had imprisoned them after they hiked over the border...

The Associated Press The Associated Press Declaring that they were detained because of their nationality, not their actions, two Americans held for more than two years in an Iranian prison came home Sunday, ending a diplomatic and personal ordeal with a sharp rebuke of the country that had imprisoned them...

Josh Fattal and Shane Bauer spoke publicly about their imprisonment since regaining freedom last week read more

Abbas chose the familiar path: Go to the General Assembly, where he's assured of an automatic majority that will cheer his every word, vote for whatever he seeks, and damn Israel for any alleged misdeed.

Young adults are the recession's lost generation. In record numbers, they're struggling to find work, shunning long-distance moves to live with mom and dad, delaying marriage and raising kids out of wedlock, if they're becoming parents at all.

Gopher head football coach Jerry Kill is readmitting himself to the hospital for an undetermined amount of time.

Two US hikers held by Iran for more than two years on spying charges have arrived back in the United States. Shane Bauer and Josh Fattal were shepherded through airport security after touching down at New York's John F Kennedy airport.

Minnesota's wheelchair athletes will soon have a new place to play softball. At Northwoods Park in Brooklyn Park, what is now an empty field of grass will soon be a field of dreams.

With the series premiere of ABC's "Pan Am" debuting on Sunday, here at HuffPost Travel we decided to sit down with six former flight attendants to get their take on the so-called friendly skies.

Two Americans held for more than two years in an Iranian prison came home Sunday, ending a diplomatic and personal ordeal with a sharp rebuke of the country that had imprisoned them after they hiked over the border from Iraq.

Damon’s smoke and mirrors Charlie Webster, chairman of the Maine Republican Party, creates an aura of smoke and mirrors in his continuing attack on voter rights, this time, through Doug Damon, the representative from Bangor. In a Sept. 21 BDN Op-Ed, Damon calls legal, same-day registration an “exploitation of our ...